The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1864, Page 1

’ , ay aw " re . 7 J pay t i é WHOLE NO. 10,021. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. The President’s Speech at the Patent Office Fair. Defeat of the Confesence Committee's Report on the Whiskey Tax. . Seventy Thousand Dollars Stelen from an Army Paymaster. Appointments Confirmed by the Senate, a. a, Wasnincrow, Feb. 23, 1864, OFENING OP THB PATENT OFFICE PAIR—S?BKOH OF TBE PRESIDENT. . At the opening of the Patent Offce Fair iast night, after Mr. Chittenden bad delivered his speech, Major 5. B. French reada patriot poom, which was loudly ap- Dlauded. Loud calls being then made for the President, ‘Mr. Lincolp stepped forward and said that he appeared before the audience to apologize for not speaking rather ‘than to speak. He thought that the committee bad prac tied a little fraud on bim, for they did not intimate, when they came to see him in the morning, that they ex pected’ tim'to speak; there ore, he bad vome belore the audience totally unprepared to say anything. That w takiog one at great disadvantage, after the eloqu e@peech of Mr. Chitteuden and the poem of Mr. French. There was great objection to bis eaying anything; for, ‘necessarily, iv consequence of bis position, everything went into print. (laughter ang@appiause.) If be simde any mistakes it might do both himself and the nation harm. (‘Appiause ) 1s was very difficult to say sensible things. (Laughter) He therefore hoped that the audience would excuse bim, after oxpreesing bis desire that the charitable enterprise 4m which they were engaged might bo abunuantiy succvees ful. (Applause. ) THE WHISKBY TAX BILL. ‘Tho Whiskey Tax bil! took a rather singular turo to-day ‘= the House, and the speculators who this morning Wought that their efforts bad been successful, and the tax arranged to suit them, are to-night agalo despondent. When the report of the Conference Commitice, was mace, Mr Weshburne spoke 'y forcibly againes 1t other mombers also protested against its being agreed to. Upon the vote being taken there was a majority of Swenty nine against ite adoption, whicb wor the specula tors and their friends very much by surprise The Bonate had previousiy agreed to the report. tbe Honee ¢ Raving thus rejected it, and asked for another commitice ‘ef conference, the whole matter is again thrown open, ‘and this second committee will have to consider, not ly the points of former disagreement, but aisy the-pro Position for putting ap additional tax upon asocks on band. Mr, Washburne, finding that the committee were deter- mined +o report, as stated in to-day’s HeraLp, woot round amongst the members, and to his persistent efforts against the persuasive arguments of the speculators is the coun. ‘ry tvdebted for the defeat which they experience! to da) Tho Speater bas appointea op she part of the Hose, Messrs. Washburne, Kasson avd D.weon, as the new com mittee, _ It fe consid: p20 almost @ certainty that the House wili gow insist upon some additional tax upon whiekey op hand as an act of simple justice. ‘The action of the committes, in reducing the tax pro- posed by the Senate to be laid upon whiskey manufac tered after the Grat of July, also failed to meet the ap. probation of the House. Of the new committee, Messrs. Washburne and Kasson voted against the report of the Conference Committee, and Mr. Dawson for it. ‘The new conference committee on the Whiskey bil) ere expected to hold a meeting on Thursday. SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS STOLEN FROM AN ARMY PAYMASTER. Last night Major Malone, Paymaster in the United States army, was robbed of $70,000, which he bad drawn from the Treasury for the purpose of carrying tothe front to pay certain regiments there. It appears that after drawing the money he took {t to bis home and put {t in @ tronk ender his bed, and supposed it safe. Some time during the night the trank was taken from bis room, amd this morning a servant in the house found the trook fm the stable, broken open, and an amount of postage e@nrrency scattered around. A number of arrests have been made on svepicion THE CHASE PRESIDENTIAL CIRCULAR. ‘The publication of the Pomeroy circular has thus far anly tended to develop the determination of the advo eates of Mr: Chage to face the music and carry the war foto Africa, It basaroused them to greater exertions end more open demonstrations than before. OUROULATING POLITICAL DOCUMBNTS—POISON AND ifs ANTIDOTE. 8 t8 paid that by some hocus pocus a number of cop @f @ pamphlet written by Miss Apna Fila Carro!!, retiect- fog severely upon the prosent administration, got mixed fa witb a lot of the seoret circulats of Senator 8. C Pomeroy, which some of the Sonators were franking to parties tupposed to be favorable to the nomination of Mr Chase, and that before the character ef the document was disouvered quite an edition had been distributed by these republican Senators, who wore greatly chagrined when they discovered they bad been putting in circula- @on, under thelr franks, a document totally diferent from the circular, REPUBLICAN REUNION AT SENATOR MORGAN'S. ‘Tho entertainment given last night by ex-Governor Mor. gan in bonor of tpe National Republican Committee was ene of the most elegant ever given tn Washington. It was largoty attended by distinguished mee of ail parties. Tt was a general reunion of civil, military and dipomatic peraonages, who are séldom brought together. THE QUICKSILVER MINING Case. The celebrated case of the Quicksilver Mining Compary ‘wea opened to-day in the Supreme Court. Only one potut wes mage. The company bad Mr. Garreon, and fan eibat sarerenie to. cae toes Fk ph ee sp ante ‘was made with the hope to dismiss the one A jon was made to-day upon thie ground to tbrow the ane. Sue wal decided te belong to the government. CAPTORR OP REBEL CORRESPONDENCE. Sohutze’s detectives have lately ferreted ovt several lots of rebel letters: The vigilance of thie sorps bea made epistolary communication with Rebeldom quite gotiious. They have also ured quite ® qusntit, comtraband goods ia savers different places. we ‘emdorntand they have found that » member of the Maryland Legislature, who lives in Soutbero meee = 4 quantity of arme, ammunition, rebel Mage, APPOIRTMENTS CONFIRMED BY THE SRNATR. ‘Whe Senate was in executive session ibree hours to be mre senareee & large number of nominations, among jm follow! St New York, t be Consu! General ot Franklin “base, of Maine, Consul General q + Sonopb (: A: Wingate, of New Hampebire, taaee! at Swatow e Henry J Cuniffe, of New Mexico, Consul at Paso ae) jorte. George f. Hansen, of Titinols, Consul at Fisinore, aren Young, Jr., of Maine, Consul at Tio Grande, ~~ A Ricbard F. Moree, Consu! at Ruracoa. . Atenjatoie ¥. Hall, of Colorado Territory, Coneus at ah ‘are’ Jay’ T Howard, of Pennsylvania, Consi! at Naples, aie Bill, of Mie San Joan del Sur, Jowopd Ceara, 10, Consul at Amsterdam. Winsto, Trowbridge, of Connecticut, Coven) ot Bar tados Jonoph Be ubwell, Copan) at Dubin. ‘Albert Rnades, Of Pendsylvania, Consul at Jerusalem. Lewis WY » Jt, Of Mageachusetts, Conan) at Batavia. , ‘Albert G. Rida'@, Of Obto, pmehy Matanzas, George V. Telft, Of Maine, Cons tock bo! John smith, of Petgsylvanit, Cons) Candia Dharion P. Hannd, OF Now Joreey, Consul at Demarara Charies M, Searomon 0 bo fret Jreutenant in tbe reve ne cutter parvtos. Myri¢k Snow to be wecond Heuten. wt in we revenue aulter sory ica. ij Witiam Walker to be Wire tentomay't "© He Feveone eutter sorvier. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1864. THARTY-BIGATH OORGRESS. VIRST BREAION. pn a La Bemate. Wasainaton, Feb. 33, 1864. {UR VOB PRREUDENT FRO THMPORR. A letter-was presented to the Senate from the Vice President, stating tbat be would be absent from tbe Bepate for s short time. ‘Op motion, Mr, Foot, of Vermont was elected President proten. PRODIBITION OF FLAVERY, Mr. Grimes, (rep.) of lowa, presented the petition of Bumerous citizens of lowa, asking for the eof a Jaw prohibiting slavery. Referred to. the Committes op Slavery aud Freedmen. 4 STANDING ARMY OP NEGRORS, : Mr. Somyar, (rp. of Mass., presented the petition Mr. Job B. Stockton, of Arkaneas, which states tbat he belleyes that the African material is the best for a gol- dier, oud asking that Congress sball establish, after the close of the pregent war, a regular army of 200,000 men, composed entirely of negroes, to be bymmite ch allied Referred to the Committee on Military ‘TOE SUFFERING FREXDMEN, uf ted & petition of the women of Obio mething be done to ameliorate the condi. ‘on of those pereons.who baye been freed from slavery by the present war. Referred to the eame commitres. RQUALIFY. OF SOLDIERS, Mr. Sumyer also presented petitions from citizens of New York, in favor of placing all soldiers on a footing. Referred to the Military Committee. AMENDMENT OF THE GONSTITUTION. Mr. Sumnxa. presented petitions signed by Josiab Quincy, Governor Andrew and the mombers of both branches of the Masgacbusetts Legislature, asking for such amendment of the constitution as may abolish slavery. Laid oo the table. ENOOURAGEMENT OF COMMERCE. Mr. Moncay, (rep) of N. Y., presented’a memorial from the Chamber of Commerce of tbe city of New York, Praying for legislation on the part of Congress to fos! an? support the commerce of the United States. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. ? ‘THE OBJECY OF TAR WAR. (opp.) of Va., offered the following joint Mr. Cari fesolutions: First—That the miiitary power of the rnment can only be rizhtfuly exerved against individual ime opposing it Guthority; ‘that the prosecution of hostilities against the Gulzene of the States in rebellion ought to be for the le birpose of maintuning the vonetititioaal Union and the restoration of the Uuion. upon the basis of the con stitution, leaving to cach State the regulation of Its own do- Mesiic policy. aud protecting each and all in’ the enjoyment Of the right Ovelt goverment, as recoguized by the constitu: tion of the Untied States. ‘Second—That the President be requested to declare by pro. clamation, whenever the people of any of the States Dow Fenlating the authority of the United Staves, aball reorganize their Stale coverament by ‘repudiating the ordinances Of secession adopted in their name, and shall recognize nder the constitution full to opie of such. State, assuriny that ‘ai! “tele right# ef person and 0 constitution, 6! be restored to r,. froin siich pardon and ‘hall. be designated by the Le. {persons to be held for bunals of We United States, vn- gielatures of the several teial before the judicial tri der the laws thereof, Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. INCREASING THR NUMEBR OF WEST POINT CADETS. On Motion of Mr, Wiisoy, (rep.) of Mass , the Commit- tee on Military Affaire wae instructed to inquire into toe expediency of increasing the number of cadets in the MiBtary Academy to the uumber of four bundred, and requiring the age of candidates to bo not less than seven- teen years; also for raising the standard of qualifications and for changing the manner of their appointment, 80 as to jrovide that the examination for admission shall bo based upon the merits of the candidates. INCREASE OF PAY OF COLORED TROOPS. On motion of Mr. Witson pe Senate proceeded to the cons'deration of the joint resdlution equalizing the pay of United States soldiers. Mr. Witgon presented a modification of his amendment heret: fore offered, which mukes it discretionary with the President to allow negro troops bounty previous to the prssage of the act. Tne amendment as modified was reported. Mr. Davis, (opp ) of Ky. , called up the amendment to disarm the colored troops and provide for their enlist- ment as teamsters and jaborers. The amendment was rejected as foliows:— Aves—Messra, Buckalew, Carlile, Davie, Powell, Riddle, Saulsdi 1 Wrigh'—7, jessrs, Chand er, Clark. Collamer, Conners, Dixon, Foot, Foster, Grimes Hale. Harding, Barla dersun, Howard, Hcwe, Johnson, Laue (Ind.), ), Morgan, Morrill. Nesmith Ramsay, She ben Byck, Vay Winkle, Wade, Willey aud THE WHISKEY Tax. Mr. Fassenves, (rep.) of Me., presented the of tae Committee of ference on the disagreeing votes of goes houses on the Revenue vin es ‘Senate agreed to the report Committee of Conference. ce THE PAY OF COLORED TROOTS. The Senfite resumed the consideration of the pending queetion—the joint resolution to promote enlistments. Mr. CLaw, (rep.) of N. H, would like to Know why black mep should not be armed and put into the service? Mr. Davws bad answered that question forty times in the Senate. Mr. CLamk said this was pot merely a question abont the fo deggeeneey troops, but aquestion whether we sball Put black meo into the field to save our white men. It ‘wasa matter of interest to the country that black men should be employed, because it saved the blood of the white men. When we put arms ingtbe hands of the black ‘man, and he uses them in the service of our country to advantage, be abould not, therefore, be enslaved. The mere fact of bis having beeu iv the service should be a Protection from bondage. Mr. CoLtamer, p.) of Vt., offered an amendment, whicb provides that all persons enlisted into the service under the call of 1863 for 300,000 voluatecrs, shall re ceive the same pay and bounty. On motion of Mr. Witgon the further copsideration of tbe sudject was post; RXEOUTIVE SESSION. On notion oftMr. Bummer, the Senate, at baif-past ove o'clock, proceeded to the consideration of executive busl- ess, and at four o'clock adjourned. of Representatives. Wasmincton, Feb. BURRAC FOR FREKDMEN’S AFFAIRS, The House resumed the consideration of the bill to es tablisb @ bureau for freedmen’s affairs. Mr. Ketsy, (rep.) of Pa., advocated the bill, and pressed ite immediate passage, to meet tbe exigencies which have arisen under the present war. THE WHISKEY TAX QUEBTION. A message was received from the Senate, announcing their concurrence in the report of the Committee on Conference, ov the disagreeing amendments to the Whis- wey bill, Mr. Stevens, (rep.) of Pa,, briefly explained the report of the committee, and moved that the House concur in the report. Mr. Wasnpcrye, (rep.) of Il, stated some of the rea- sons woich induced bim to withhold his assent tothe report of the Committee of Conference. He believed not only in the principle, but im the justice and policy of fin gene ro nen egomiestion sae and bead a Rein sistently vi jor that proposition in every stage bill. Two-thirds of the Fiouse on fall discussions, bad shared with him in the convictions be entertained oo that subject, by imposing an additional tax op wiekey. The price of the article bad been proportionately en Danced, and the consumer had to pay the eobanced price, aud the question was whether the amount should go into the bands of the speculators or into the Treasury, which was now reeli avd tottering under the present vast and aubeard expenditures. He scouted the fdea thet there was any plighted faith of the Pkg oe to whiskey speculators that no 5 \tiomal tax sbould be levied, and contended ot was 00 more obi to , 1864, The Senate the House pro; tax epirite on band, aod then the House exhibited a wouderfal change of opinion by copourr! Senate in striking it out of the House bill. pow stands, not only excluded all tax but it bad lowered the sliding seale to doliar. As that was not in the bili House to vote down the report and have another commit- ‘Vee appoiuted, in the Rope that besypege Bo De done to seoure to the Treasury a Ten cy the immense sume to be paid by the people, whiob w otherwise go into the pookets of the speculators. the House that if Something of tho ki bill the controversy of the question bad opened, and that the question would be tried again io the next venve bill; aud after Pépresentatives of the people bad been », ‘nviment, Tall on the masseg of ; to bear its weight. In conclu. wbO were the least n° sion, Mr. Washburne moyed that the report be dieagreed’ pt a the Houge apk for another committee of Mr. FaRwaRDo Woon, (opp.) of N. ¥ , felt it tobe bis duty to give the Teawons why fae a member of the com- iniste OF conferenos, he agroed to the-report. He fully with MF. Warhburno it all thot gentieman hart enld itt SOppPOrt Of hia (Mr. Wood's) amendment taxing apirite on hand, whieh he had the honor to offer, and which hav’ been by 80 largo» volo. Fo believed it right, posto Dd Wine to tax whiekoy un band, and re gretied exceedingly that eo many gentiemnen—no doubt from proper Motivema Changed taetr position in this Houae ibe privelple oF AmMehament had beon ably Winoursed, and ail She SrRUMENtE Whicb could be oom manded bad been exprossed for apd agalust i. AD In wus was ready 40 oo-operaie witb tbat gentle taining thas pri ‘abd poor porate i, if he ag id apothor bill. ; a8 be understood the powers of a ‘conference committee, it was precluded from Lopes wind points abous which there were no differences, their jurisdiction could extend only to those points which were in controversy. There were upoo the Committee of Conference gentlemen whose long experience in legisia- ‘Mon eptit ‘their opinions to respect. He bad ne opinion of bis o tothe powers of auch committecs. It was, su t to say that gentlemen who had been sixteen years in. Congress were of opinion that thoy bad no juris- diction over q eyout which the two Heuses wore i to this opinion he bad yieldoa , WasuBunne briefly expressed bie roasone for differ. ing from eueb & construction of the powers of committees of conference, aud appealed to the Speaker as 10 bia view of the caatter, The Sreaken, by unanimous conseat, stated, in re ee to) «Mr. Washburne’s inquiry, tbat tho y a report ruled ous et en at @ last Congress, ‘was, properly 10 Dis Opinion, bocause after settling dizagreement they reported @ récommendation 40 change the original But of the power of concurrence by proposing \aments.to the pondiog amendments there could bo Wo doubt, provided they did oot Ly sy4 any amend ments to the same language and same effect as those which both houses bad rajected. Mr. Exvao Warp, (opp) Y.,@aid while bis col Jeague (Mr. Wood) had moved an atnendment tbat the increased tax should apply toall whiskey on baod, with ® view, as alleged, to reach speculators, without refe- ence to tho injury. it. would inflict on distillers, legiti mate traders and cousigners, who had made advances on Spirits at the present rate of taxation, he had deemed it bis duty to Bis constituents to vote againet the whole Dill in that of jonable state, although disposed to favor a Iberal taxation in a proper form. His colleague (Mr. Wood) wi his.amendment as a revenue measure necessary for ibe support of the government, but bad ‘Vot6u. gaint it when made in vopformity with his views. He urged that the bill, as reported, was prospective in ite operation, except as to spirits on shipboard bound to the United States, and ‘in public stores. He condemned the injustice of retroactive legislation, and said the sume principle, already sanctioned in regard to domestic spirits, should be applied to those imported. He regard ed this course aS eseential to the consistency of the House. At present if a vessel arrived; day after tho Passage of the act, the importer who had eent bis orders abroad without, Pit! the proposed increase would Dave to pay an additional tax—a species of Jegisiation ‘without paraile! in this country. He sbowed that by the various acts of August 2, 1861, August 6, 1861, and July 14, 1862, ‘that eufficient time bad been allowed most ef the goods bona erdered and shipped without anticipation of the increase of duty to arriye before the law was epforced, and urged that the proposed law was an uuwarraptable interference with the ordinary laws and security of com. merce; that merchandise on shipbeasd bound to the United States had always been exempted from increased. duty, or a reasonable time for its arrival had been given. Mr. Kasson, (rep.) of Iowa, referring to the remarks of Mr. Fernando Wood, said the gentleman in agreeing’to re- duce the sliding scale, did not represent the opinion of the House If the House voted anything, it voted against the sliding scale. He earnestly hoped they would recon- sider boub clauses in relation to the sliding scale, with the view of rendering the bill more in accordance with the opinions of the House. Mr. Srgvens hoped the House would not stultify them- selves. The position taken by the committee was the only one which, by the parliamentary law, they could adopt. The House adopted the clause fer taxing spirits on hand; the Senate struck it out, and in this the House concurred. The committee were therefore bound to put no tax upon spirits on hand. There was no principle in parliamentary law which authorized them to depart from it. In the couree of his remarks he said that men on the temperance side of this question became as intexioated as if they bad been drinking liquor for a month, and they become -so giddy that they lose their reason and forget the parliamentary law. (Laughter.) He denied that the House were throwing away revenue by agrecing to the Senate’s amendment. As modified, the Senate bill would have Produced $14,000,000 more; but this bill, as it now stands, would produce $9,500,000 more from year to year. It was time they were done with this deloterious agita- tion. The gentieman from lilinois hed veen talking about speculators coming hither; but he (Mr. Stevens) thonght the gentleman from Iinois (Mr. Washburne) would hold boned againet an army of besiegers. jore None appeared be- e commitice but distillers, not one of whom bad its on hand. Seventy-two large distillers were alove mlted He meved that the House concur in the re- port of the Committee of Conference. ‘the question was taken, and the report was non cOn. curred ju—yeas 57, nays 86, as follows: — re. J. C. Allen, Ancona, Bailey, Blow, Cobb, Davis of Md., Dawson. Dennison, Eldridge, ish, on. Finck, Qsiswold, Harrington, Holman, Hooper, King, Law, Lazear, Tone Marvin, McAllister, MeBride, Meindoe, Middjeton, Miller of Pa. Mi f Qhio, Léonard Myers, Nelsen, Nobi eit! O'Nell of Obie, Orth, Patterson, Pendleton, ‘Per roy, Rice of Mass. Robinson, ‘Schenck. Seott, Shannon, ‘Stiles, Strouse, Van Valkenburg. Voor x ‘. . A. White, Wilder, Winged, F. ye—Mesere. Al Allison, Anderson, jold, Ashley, in of Mass, Baxter, Beaman, Blair Brooks, Bro if ox, Cresswell, Dawes, ¥ kley, E rion, Eliot, Frank, Ganson, Gooch, Gri rinnell, Hale, rris of Md., Herrick, Higby, Hubbard of Towa, tching,Johoson of ‘Obio, Julian, Kalbfielech, ‘Of Mich... Kellogg of N. ¥., Leblond, Loan, ry rx. McClurg, McDowell, “Miller of N. Moorhead, Morris8, Merrisof N. ¥., Atos Myers, Norton, Odell, Perham, Pike, Price, Randall of Ky., Hollins of i. Rose, Schoteld, ‘Sloan, ‘Spaldi Su we: off. ¥, rn On motion of Mr. Wasuncane it was ordered that a bew Committee of Conference be asked of the Senate. GENERAL DEGATR, The House went into Committee Of tho Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Brow (rep.), of Mo., resumed his remarks from Friday in reply to bis colleague (Mr. Biair). He defended Secretary Chase's trade regulations, whicb bad been at. tacked, and also commented upon a public address of Mr. Montgomery Blair. He said he could tell the Postmaster General that if the rebellion was to be crushed and the federal authority restored, it would be effected by tbe abolition party, and the black race would be protected in their .. Ais prayer was that we might have the courage and ability toact £0 justly that the God ef Ne tions weuld not abandon us. Mr. McDowatt., (opp.) of Ind., arraigned the President and tbe republivan party as fanatical hypocrites, and as having changed the declared policy of the war and made itone the abolition of slavery. Witn the President's Proclamation bad come dissensions and divisions at the North, destruction of the freedom of speech and press, the suspension of the babeas corpus, the denial of the right of trial by jary, the invasion of peaceful homes and arbitrary arrests and mock trials, and exile, an now the dominamt party bas borrowed from Europe a conscription law to compel our je to carry On an abo- ition war. He depied any sympathy with the rebellion, but Ce poate, sepomapeny oe Sword with the olive ‘branch of peace tid up a Union sentiment to pro- tect the South after our armies have left it. Tbe Committee rose, apd at balf-past four o'clock the House adjourned United States Supreme Court. Wasiincton, Feb. 28, 1864, In the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Nelson delivered the bon ‘of the Supreme Court to-day, in cause No 132, Greene C. Bronson et al., appellant, versus the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company, et it being an appeal pm toe District Court of the Unit States for the District of Wisconsin. The opinion reverses the decree of the District Court, with coste/#and remands the cause for further ings in conformity to (bis opinion of the Supreme Court. Skirmish Johns Carolina. OFFICIAL LIST OF LOSSES IN THE DB KALB REGI- MBNT. Bgapquarrers, Ds Kars bag riast Fontt. Foury stan, 8. C., Feb. ‘Will you bave the kindness to publish in your widely circulated paper the following:— Brigadier General A. Sebimmelfensig made on the §tb instant an expedition to St. Johns Island, from which be Priphey tty tod oa on the tet ne i. On the aD enem| ‘which thie rogiment auatatoed’ine following fosw John Mullen, Compasy H. Charles Aston, Company H. John Vaughn, y He George A }, Compeny B. ‘WOUNDED. pie Arnold, Company D, loss ot right arm. ‘Wiltiam Griesmer, Company I, slightly. Edward Rysn, Company er a Charles seoene, Cumaans Di. Company BE. Company E. R. DELLEO VON BINS LA. Oplonel, Commanding Forty-frst regt, N. ¥.'8. V, Newe from Fortress Monroe. Fonrness Mownon, Feb. 20, 1864. The Webster Hote) and Sve other buildings were de- stroyed by fre at Newport's Jaat evening. The sobooner R, F. Stockton, from New York, bound to Alexandria, put tn here laat eveuing, ‘The captain reports, February 18, off the Rappahannock, Jost mate, Hannibal Rogers, overboard in a gale of wind. TRINUTE TO AW AsmIcAN BCULPTOR.—It is with pleasure We record another instance of the appreciation of Ameri- can talent In Europe by the election of Horace Knesiand, Faq., Seulptor of statuary, as an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts tn Stockholm, It appears that eighteen months ago Mr. Kneeland presented a bust of Jobn Rrienson to the Art Museum, and in announcing Nie election the diatinguiehed Secretary enid the Academy felt proud ia conferring this inark of their appreciation for sueb a contribution to their muxeum ~ OL MPIC TWRATRIN=ThO porformanter at thie theatre to- Hight will De fOr the beneMt of the Havltary Commiasion. dire. Joho Wood wilt appear ay Marton in the Pride of the AaTKOb, ANd af Manrico in IM} Trowted Il Jrovatore a Joho MOVEMENTS OF THE PIRATES. Seizure of the Pirate Tascaicosa by the Authorities at the Cape of Good Hope for Violetion of the Neutrality Laws— Protest Of the Rebel Commander—A Giaim Lodged Against the Vessel by the Americau Consul, &c. Bosron, Feb. 23, 1864; The bark Johe Giipin, at this port, brings dates from Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, to December 31, She reports that tho rebel pirate Tuscaloosa had been teized by the Britied authoritios at the Cape for viota- tion of the neutrality jaws, in landing a portion of a captured cargo ov.tbat coast. ‘The Tusoalooes pat into Simon's Bay, December 26, to obiain suppliesandrepairs. Shortly after dropping bor anchor the Admiral, Sir Baldwin Walker, despatched a boarding party, WbO seizod tho vessel, under authority of the Britit government. The Tuscaloosa. was in command of Lieutenant Lowe, who bad returned to Simon’s Ray after a three months cruise, during whicd, out of nearly one bundred vessels, ghé bad met with only one Union ebip. Jn the meantime she bad becn ordered away from a Brazilian port, im consequence of which her crow were placed upon short allowance. After the seizure of the vessel Lieutenant Lowe lodged a formal protest against the proceeding, and proceeded to Cape Town to consuit with legal advisers. Mr. Grabam, United States Consul, had alao lodged a claim against the vessel in bebalf of her former owners, and it was thought that the question raised as to the le gality of her condompation by Captain Semmes, who claime to copatitute a prize court, by authority from the rebel government, will have to be argued before and de- cided by Sir William Hodges in the Admiralty Court. Tne Cape Town Advertiser states tbat in the seigure of the Tuscaloosa Admira! Watker acted in the matter ac- cording © special instrvctiong sent out to the colony by the home government, avd the prize will be detained by him on behalf of the goyeroment until she ts claimed by ber legal owners. The grounds of the eeizure are that the Tuecatooss is a ‘vessel belonging to ibe federal States of America, and, not having been adjudicated vefore a prize court, is still ut uncondemned prize, which, having been brought into an ‘Englisb port in violation of the oeutrality laws, must ao. cordingly be detained. Tt will be recollected that (he ;Tuscaloosa was captured by the rel \d turned into a pirate. ‘The federal veeee) referred to as baving beed captured by the Tuscaloosa was the ebip Living Age, before reported, The Pirate Alabama Reported off Cal- cutta, Bosron, Feb. 23, 1864. A letter from Caicutia, January 6, say: The British hip Pearl, at tbis port, spoke ov the Sd inst, the pirate steamer Alabama, thirty miles south of Sand Head.” The American Merchant Flag. FORBIGN VBSSEL8 BAILING GNDER THE BRITICR ENSIGN, ~ On the 3d of Feb @ apecial meeting of the Council of the Liverpoo! Chamber of Commerce was held, Mr. Rt. A. Macfie, the President, in the obair, a letter addressed to the President, Mr. W. H. Haynes made the following observations on the sailing of foreign owned, and particularly American, vessels under the British flag 1 am induced to bring to your notice a practice which hag become so general since the outbreak ‘of the war in America, of sailing foreign owned, end par- ticularly American, vessels under the British Hag, through tho agency of what ure called ‘English godfathers,’ by which the interests of the shipowners are seriously @ffecied, The great iucrease in the number of veasels so transferred, both {o this country and America, gives a colorable appearance of real accession 10 British shipping—a mistake the Presi dent of the Board of Yrado seemed to run into in bis Tecent speech at Asbion, for these ships will no doubs. ae aeee oe reconveried to their origin yy some new act of Congress. I beg to ap peod an entrnet from the circular of @ Londoo firm (named) on this subject, which shows to what a fiagraot Manner the system is carried on, and should it be in your. opinion desirable to to the Board of Trade more stringent mode in the fer of ownerahips you will be pg 8 great tothe fair The an- ig the extract to:—*To some extent Ameri. tonpage bas been placed nom! flag by a system of evasion of the law, which could only be carried out by misrepresentations on the part of those making the deciaration of ownership; but so openly bas thie been doue that we bave seen in @ printed circuler, issued by an American shipbroker in this city,@ para- graph to the effect that be was red to for the traosfer of tonvage, so that American owners would retala their property, although under the British Mr. Bargchson declared that oine-tentbs of the Ameri- cap ships which bad arrived in Liverpool for sale baad Deea actually sold to Bagliehmen, aod legally and proper. ly transferred. He knew many jastances, he bought one bimself, and others bad been James Baines &¢o., Mr. M. A. Wil and if the Chamber got information from Messrs Kellock & Co., or Mesers. Cunard, Wileon & would find that bi tenths of the American ships which had arrived here had Deen sold to bona fide British owners, ‘bat had beeo the case in Loadon he could not tell; but he thought there was no occasion for the Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool to address the Board cf Trade on the subject. Mr. Clark bad noticed the other day @ paragraph to the effect that the Alabama bad destroyed @ British ship, but he bad no doubt that the vessel would turn out to be an American sbip sailing under the British flag. If that were #0 and the practice were really car- ried op it wor jeopardize the peace of the country. He would suggest that the subject be referred to a commit. tee to ingnire an to the prevalence of the practice, and to request (he a! tendance of Mr. Haynes, with sueb informa- tion as he should be able to procare. If this practice bat! not obtained in Liverwsol to any great extent it was s matter for the people 10 the metropolis to interfere in to what might bave beeo done im London. Mr Barucbaoa said the Foreign avd Colonia) Committee was the proper committee; but would it vet be better to send a copy of the letter to tbe Sbipowners’ Association? (Hear, bear.) Mr. Makin instanced ships whiob were American yes- sels a yoar ago and now British, but he believed in each case there bad fbeom ® bona fide transfer. A house con- nected with the Charleston trade bad sold every one of ite ships to British Owners: A reference to committee would not result 15 obtaining as mucb information ee Mr. Baruchbson bimeelt . Mr. ©. R. Hall remarked that at this Chamber the Commerce was represented by Mr American Chamber of Stalterfobt, and there was also the Shipownere’ Acsocia ton. Mr, Meade King concarred with Mr. Ciarko, tnat the practice described in Mr. ? letter might bring the whole country into trouble. If the members Chamber were willing tbat, from the importance of ihe sudject, it should be inquired into, they ought to do their own labor—(hear, hear)—not to refer the commu nication to any association, and they might very fairly send 1¢ to the foreign and celonial committee. With Tegard to tho question itself he wae very glad to bear what Mr. Barechson bad said confirmed by Mr. Makip He believed that the practice was s very exceptional one; that it had taken place, bowever, he know of bis own private knowledgo; yet Mr. Baracheon was perfectly correct in stating that the vessels to which he bad —_— bg te tay hea mtd Lg a tenn property. seconded proposal Mr. Olarke tbat the question be referred to a committes. Mr Clarke suggested, as to the Shipowvers’ Associa- tion, thas there was nothing to prevent the committee placing ‘tee in commanication with that association; and tbat Mr. Chilton, the chairman of the asgociation, should be invited, as @ member of this Council, to attend the committee. ; near, cao eaeben ane eee ‘action on the «of the Chamber, The subject ives ous requiriog inquiry {0 some quarter, and that action in some quarter was neceesary, be ti0ught, was when they found ie dietinctly stated in a cironlar, quoting from Another printed circular, that arrangements might be made for the of tonnage, so that the American owners would retain their property, op under the Pind fing. m4 aw people, whom this concerned Bes shove janget and this re- to ® committee for considera —— Between the Second Massa- chusettsand Mosby's G al Wasnmator, Fob. 28, 1864. 1s i@ stated that yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, a8 & detachment of tho Second Massachusetts cavalry, under command of Captain J, L. Reed, who bad estan Wate eter ea a ta ar 5 way to a, they wero reset ant Diemsl Mh ] Se lees. See about two miles from r ver } gueril t +) ‘the notorious M Erte these” ” be under by, La in the detachment of Massaghusetie cavsiry. there were ove hundred aod fifty men, while Mosby, it is supposed, bad at leat Delween. wo) hundred ‘and three bundred mep. meetis were fi from the depse pine woods ~stle y retroated. dead and « pon Bear Draneeville, and fterwards it of ‘wore fo ‘wounded Sbhe it {a suppored rom ay it to seventy ve wore taken prisoners. ber No, missing: but, aa J a aro coming to from Ppresceens” amber wiil doubtiers be conrl- Among the prisoners te Captain Maoning, of Maine Captain J. 8 Reod, the commander of the wotachmnent, ct ype the eft Jung, and died io a fow minutos me "8 cor} bag been brought to thie city, will he ‘etopalteed, and then be sent North to his wife, who lives In Dorehoeter, Mace. Mosby beat a pregipitate retreat. ‘Yroopa ware at once Sout It pursuit OF the queriiias, bet the parsuig purty has pot yet been beard from, : LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP BOHEMIA She Strikes a Rock Of Cape Eliza- beth and Knocks a Hole ia Her Engine Compartment, Twenty-six of Her Passengers Sup- posed to be Drowned. Complete List of the Names of the Passengers. Her Carge Valued at One Million Dollars, ae. ae, be PortLanp, Me., Feb. 23; 1864 The steamebip Bohemian, Captaia Borland, from Liv- erpool, struck on Alden’s Rock, four miles outside of Cape Elizabeth, about nine o’clock last evening, beat ‘over, turned hoad towards the sbore, and sunk in abous an hour and a half, about two miles (rom tho shore, out side of Richmond’s Island, having stove a hole in ber en gine compartment. + Part of the steerage passengers are supposed lost. Hor bridge is covered at bigh water, and the seas are breaking over her. » The night was clear, and the Cape light in full view The Bobemian had nineteen cabin passengers, all of whom ere supposed to be saved, and one hundred and inety-nine steerage paseongers. It cannot yet be ascer- tained bow many of the latter are lost. Boat No. 2 was swamped alongside, owing to people crowding into it, and came ashore on tho Cape with a man and child in it, both dead. ‘Tho people at the Ocean House and in the Oebing boure on the Cape sent teams to the sufferers. Crew saved—the captain, purser, mail officer, stow - ards and chief eook, cbief steward (engineers?) and others, Tho intelligence reached this city at one o’clock this morning, and a tugboat was sevt off atonce, She has aot yet retuned. The Bohemian bad a cargo of silke and other goods, mostly on Canadian and provinoial account, valued at one miilion of doliai The ship was going at half speed. Additional Partic PortLanp, Me., Feb. 23, 1964 The Bohemian’s papers were saved, and the following te the list of her passengers In full:— NAMES OF THE CABIN PASSENGERS. Mr. Woodruff, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, Messrs. Empier, Joboson, Fulford, Hangston, J.S. Millar, Ricbardaon, Alnott, Smith, Welsh, Smith, Schetcherly, Stewart, Gil Stone, of the United States. All the above mentioned are known to be saved. NAMES OF THB STERRAGE PASSENGERS. The following were the steorage paseongers:— J. Trainer, of Canada; A. Bolland, of Montreal; Margaret Manley and two chilaren, of Boston; B. Neville and G. Burns of New York; G. Hall, E. Semay, Joseph Mese and wife and two children, and Alfred Markbam, of Montreal, J. Kane and wife and four ebiidren, of Portland; J. Scach man end wife and four children, of New York; Heunad Jackson and three children, of Pittsburg; J. Kalon, of New York; W. Wardell, of London; J, Trumley aod wife and E. Boardman, of Portland; C. Somerville, of Canada; C. Car. low, of New York: P. Murphy, of Boston; Mary Hoy, of Philadelphia; Mary Blowmen, of Montreal; Jono Brown of Cauada; Dan Bryant, of Portland; Thomes Hughes and wife, of Portland; Esther Stevens and S. Tucker, of Bos. ton; J. Short and wife, B. Holly Church and Simpson Sohuch, of New York; Thos. Hempsey and two children, of Philadelphia; P. Mooney, wife and child, Albany; David Greer, of Montreal; Michael Knife, Patrick Qboper, Owan Dunlevy, Morris Ourran, Densis Smith and J. Walson and wife, of New York; William Earl, of Montreal; W. Cornel, Andrew Wallace, Lucy aud Maria Maxwell, of New York; Blen O'Connor, of Portland; Michael Kelly, Ane Burk avd Stephen Donogh, of New York; R. Farrel, wife and three ebildren, of Ciucinnati; P. Martin, wife and four children; M. Hughes, 0. O'Neil, W. Braddock, W. Galorm, B, Ward, D, Walton and mother, P. Riley, R. Judge, J. Dolan, B. Corbett and child, of Boston; Isabel Quinn, of New York; Rose Recley, John Manmon, Kate Wynn, Thomas Flanney, wife and :children, and Mary Lee, of Boston; Jane Sweney and Jobn Lihdsay, of New York; P. Korm, Neal O’Niell, Bernard Keaney and wife end three cbiidren, and John Hailey and wife, of New York Michael Connolly, Thomas Conovan and wife, and three children; Mary Curran and John Curran and three children, Mary Curran and Elizs Curran, Jobo Lane, wife and child; Jobo Kelley and Filen Flaherty, of Boston ; James and Patrick Cassidy and Patrick Conon, of New York; Bernard Daly and wife, of Boston; Marga- retand Mary Nolan and Mary Gleon, of New York; P. Gorham and wife, John McLeer, Biddy McDoanell, Catha. rine Conaolly, J. Nealy and wife and two children,end John and William Connolly, of Boston; John Eams aod two sous, Biddy Gorham, Thomas Connolly and wife andj child, and William Moran, of New York; Mary Kean aca three children, Jobn O'Neill and child, and [Eliza McKieves, of Boston; Hannab Con nolly and two children, of Boston; Ana Norton, Sarab Kelley, Avo Robinson, Ano Mullen and child, Biddy Hag- gerty and four chidren, Margaret Tight, Michael McCabe and wife, of New York; Mary Cornigan and child, Mary Gorman, Catherine Stone, Mary McDonough and two cbil- dren, Rose Lynch and daughter, of Boston; John Lee, of Cbieago; Owen and Jobn Kane, of Boston; Aun Dolan, Mary Callan, Patrick Pender, wife and two children; Mar geret Hert and Joho Fitsgerald,of New York. Thomas Copnabon’s infant died on the passage, making two bun- dred steerage passongers. NAMES OF THE OFFICERS OF THE SHIP. ‘The names of the officers of the Bohemian are as fol- lows:— Robert Morland, master, Maxweil Frocks, first officer; James Scots, second officer; Wm. Crawford, third officer; John C. Sargent, fourth officer; Wm. Jenkins, purser; Wm. McMaster, chief engineer; Thos. MoMaster, second ‘engineer; Mr. Barber, third engineer; George Gray, fourth ‘engineer. f Captain Borland arrived, by a tugboat at ten o'clock, ‘and reports the ship to be in four fathoms of water off Broad Cove, slightly beeled off; the main deck at low ‘water is two feet under on one side, and at high water is seven fect under. Me thinks sbe will hold together if the weatbor is fair. The only way to get the cargo out is by divers, and taking her into shallow water by lifting her. The weather is thick and foggy. ‘Throe mail bags were saved. It is thought but few passongers are lost, except those in the swamped boat, Some of the firemen probably perished. The Bohem\no was bulit ip 1860, aod wae 2,100 grose tovs burden. On the British register sho is classod A No.1. From the stevement of @ passenger who came up io oat No, 6, f loarn that he was standing oo tho deck at the time of the acoident, Tho steamer pased the buoy, ‘and the passengers thought it was the pilotboat. Imme- diately after the stoamer struck the boats were got out safely with the exception of No, 2, which swamped, No. 6 took aboard all she could bold, including several who Jumped into the water to thom. Being nnable to find a landing place, she was rowed up the harbor. She ooo- tained mostly cabin passengers, wei some steorage pas eongers: rheee panes I do not ie with tbe exception of a Mr. Brown. ‘The maile saved were from Giasgow to New York, from Olasgow to California, and one bag of papers for Boston, ‘The press denpatches wore pot saved. From 2 mies Scott, the second officer, | learn that all the oftice:, wore on deck when the steamer struck. 1 wat five minutes past aight o’clook, and the wateh was being changed. The #hip ebruck om a rock, and went ovor, Orders wore immediately given to clear away the NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE THREE CENTS. ‘oats, and goon the ship was headed for shore: but shore. ly afterwards she sunk ip four fatuoms of water Boat No. 1, under the boat, ins mate, made two tripe to the shore, saving iv the Girst trip about eighty, and !n the second trip about seventy Boat No. 2 swamped Boat No.3, under charge of Mr. Scott, the second oMcer, Janded about ninety-four in Broad Coy Boas No. 4, under charge of the etins third offeers, Jauded twenty-five on the beach. Boat No.5, in charge of the fourth officer, brought twenty nine into Portlaud harbor, ‘These pumbers invlude the oMeers and crew of the Ao hemian, The whole oumber of passengers on board was two bun- dred and eigbteen, and the number of the crew supposed to be ninety-nine it js estimated that the umber of saved boats is two hundred and pinety-eigbty leaving Lo be aevonnted for The crew were nearly all saved, The lamp trimmer, Peter Hart, and the enpicerrs” Storekeeper, name unknown, are supposed to be drowned. All the remaining officers and crew are safe. Captain Borland supposed bimselt four miles further off than his real position. The haze probably misled Dim as to the true position of the lights. He had been looking fer a pilot and throwing up rockets and bite lights for half ao hour, and was going at the rate of a mile and @baif an hour when the vessel etruck. Half an hour bevore he got soundings tn forty fathoms of water, with @ soft bottom Our citizens and city authorities are taking measures for the relief of the pursengers as they come iv from (he Cape All assistance possible was rendered by the people as (be Uceaa House aod the residents in the vicinity, THE LATEST, Names of Some of the Lost Passe Portiann, Feb, 23—Evening Nothing relative to the passengers can be obtained yet from the check !ist, Mapy of tbe saved bave oot yet come forward. . From reports of passengers J gather tbe following LIST O¥ THE Lost. Ellen U'Connor, aged 23, of Portiand. Patrice Puscell, aged 26; bie wife, aged 25; hie ob!"@, Eliza B ,and an infant, of Now York. Patrick Cassidy, aged 25, of Brooklyn, N. ¥. James Cassidy, aged 17, of Brooklyn, N. Y¥. Barbara Cacavan, 4 years, of Portland. Gilbert Manley, 8 years, of New York. Joba Manley, 10 y of New York. Richard Anois, 18 years, of New York. Ann Mullao, 8 years, of New York. Jobu Mullan, 7 years, of New York, Benjamin Aallecburcb, 23 years, of New York. Jobn Kane, 22 years, of Boston. John Martin, 2 years, of Boston. Honora Walton, of Boston. Mary Hoy, aged 29, of Philadelphia, This makes eighteen to all, Thirty-one bare not reported, and five Dames are NOt on the list, probably being constituting a part of the above thirty-one, thus Jcaving twenty six to report. Some may be at the Cape, too il} to come to the city, and some may be distributed about the ovty, in charitable bands. A force of men has been engaged this afternoon ia stripping the wreck. They have recovered thirty-three mailbags, as follows:—Ten for Montreal, three for Hamil- ton, six for Toronto, one for Quebec, one for Kingston, four for Portiand, three for Chicago, one for Detroit, two for Hostoo and two for New York. The mails were all 00 dec, ready for delivery, and were wasbed about and overboard The steamer ties 1p the came position as she did thie morning. Our citizens bave already raised for the sufferers over six hundred dollars, and have supplied them witb all ne- cessary articles Of clothing. The steamebip company bave fed and housed the passeagers, and will forward ibem te their destinations. Description he Bohemian. Tbe steamship Bohemian belonged to the Montress Steamship Company, and was employed jn the Canadiam line, with four other vessels, running from Liverpool by way of Londonderry, Ireland, to Quebeo and Montreal! in the summer, and to Portland, Maine, In the winter months. The Bohemian was a propeller, of two thousaod twe hundred tone burthen, and rated A. No. 1 at the Americag: Lioyds She was built of iron, bad three decks, and@ draught of twenty feet of water. The Bohemian was bullt in 1869, at Dumbarton, Scotland. She bad a aireet acting ovgine of five hundred horse power, She had two cylin~ ders, each sixty-six inches in diameter, with a stroke of forty-five inches, She was well secured against fre. The Bohemian was rigged as a bark. She bad sie wa. * tight bulkheads. Her propeller was seventeen feet ta diameter. Atthe time of the wreck the Bohemian og also reported lort, Steamship Com- The Bohemian makes the eighth steamship lost by ne Montreal Steamsbip Company since the year 1847. The wrecks of these vessels occurred in the following order — Lost ie ipo Noe just previous tothe wreck of the Bobomisn, were named ag follows:— Hibernian, Jura, Nortb Americeo, Nova Scotian, D, Atiantio Steamships Lost. The Bobemian makes the twenty-fourth steamsbip which has heen lost at‘sea since the commencement of communication by steam with Burope, These vessels were pamed as follows, and were lost in the annexed order, viz:— No. _ Name. 9.—Lyonnais. 10.—Tempest. a 11. Austria. 23.—Ni . 12.—Canadian (No, 1). 24.—Bo The New York Sanitary Fa BRAVY CONTRIBUTION FROM ENGLAND. George Riliott, Eaq., of No. 81 Chester square, London, has addressed a letter to Mr. Cyrua W. Field, at the Palace ‘Hotel in that city, announcing his contribution of one thousand tous of coal, taken from any one of bie colleriles whieb may be selected, to the United States Sanitary Fair. Mr. Elliott will doliver the coal on board a vessel chartered Ls the Sanitary Commission an@ pay all Mr. Field Gy irony ndareased 03 pprepriate Setter cont. Mr. an 4 Of thanks to Mr. Flijott, and also commupioated the fact of his friendly and benevolent tender for use of our sick and wounded soldiers to the Rev. Dr, Bellows, - dent of the United States Sanitary Commission. Mr. on the 6th of February, was about to charter © vessel convey the coal to New York. Secretary Chase informs the Rev. Dr. Bellows that he bas given instructions to tbe Collector of Customs in the port of New York to enter all articles imported for the use of the Sanitary Fair free of duty. Tho Standing Committee of the Sanitary Commission bas addressed a aircular to the Executive Board of the Metropolitan , ww York) Fe setting forth their rom, sone (or probibiting raffling at the Fuir in New York. The meio one Is that rafting ie j the next, that the ‘ap. | to the lot” is immoral, ladies of the Rxecutive minittee DAv® Abandoned the idea in coneequence. SENTIMENTS OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN. The Sanitary Commission is likely to get a very soD> i ia) aa from the entertainments by the FR} CSHB achools. “aod Institute has beom secured for the 16th of March the pupils of the Thirteenth ,ward; and as the brilant idea of mak! the boys responsible for the gale of the tickets bas adopted, the aflair is quite certain to prove & great suds 4 my il) probably be quite af anx ier, AP ARE ithe? denen Ba them oi, and save you B, Feb. 22, 1804. have reserved In the Chesapeake case the magieiretes their decision watt to-morrow